Six Bulldogs receive All-District 4-4A baseball honors

Plainview junior right-hander Paxstyn Oldfield was named a first team pitcher on the All-District 4-4A baseball team.

Plainview junior right-hander Paxstyn Oldfield was named a first team pitcher on the All-District 4-4A baseball team.

Photo: Skip Leon/Plainview Herald

Photo: Skip Leon/Plainview Herald

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Plainview junior right-hander Paxstyn Oldfield was named a first team pitcher on the All-District 4-4A baseball team.

Plainview junior right-hander Paxstyn Oldfield was named a first team pitcher on the All-District 4-4A baseball team.

Photo: Skip Leon/Plainview Herald

Six Bulldogs receive All-District 4-4A baseball honors

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The Plainview Bulldogs landed two players on the All-District 4-4A first team, three more on the second team and one honorable mention for the 2014 season.

The first team selections were outfielder Ethan Earhart and pitcher Paxstyn Oldfield. Second team choices were pitcher Brent Silvas, catcher Landon Cochran and third baseman Ryan DeLeon. Pitcher Arron Gonzales was an honorable mention selection.

Earhart, Plainview’s center fielder and No. 2 hitter in the batting order during much of the season, batted .333 and led the team with a .474 on-base percentage. He also scored a team-high 25 runs, had 25 hits and drove in 12 runs. Earhart also paced the team with 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts.

Oldfield improved on the mound throughout the season and by the end of the year he was the Bulldogs’ No. 1 pitcher. He finished with a 4-2 record and a team-best 2.56 earned-run average. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out 57 batters in 43 innings and had three complete games, including one shutout.

Silvas led the team with six victories and lost just once during the season. The southpaw was right behind Oldfield with an ERA of 2.61. He led the team with five complete games and three shutouts while striking out 42 batters in 45 innings.

Cochran was the Dogs’ leadoff batter and hit .347 with an on-base percentage of .430. His 26 hits were tied for second on the team.

DeLeon led the Bulldogs with 29 hits and 27 runs batted in. He hit at a .345 clip and had team-leading totals of eight doubles and three triples. His .512 slugging percentage was tops on the team among players with more than 20 at-bats. He also stole five bases.

Gonzales finished with a 5-4 record and a 2.70 ERA. The senior left-hander tied for the team lead with five complete games and had two shutouts. He struck out 35 batters in a team-leading 49 innings. Among his victories was a no-hitter against San Angelo Lake View.